A Great Victory for Ahmadiyyat — Page 23
A Review of the Pakistani Government’s “White Paper”: Qadiyaniyyat—A Grave Threat to Islam [ 23 ] It is our sect which is different and we are the outsiders. Allah be praised that He has caused our enemies to say things in our favour. Allah the Almighty caused those who curse us to use phrases which really entitle us to the mercy of Allah. They had to admit and confirm for us the honour destined for us. As the Holy Prophet sa had stated, Islam started with the poor and will be poor again: Therefore, it is a good news for the poor, i. e. , those who had to leave their homes and migrate for the sake of Islam and would therefore be called poor. Further in this article in Tarjam a n-ul-Qur’an it is written: In this h ad i th there is no support for the contention of those people who consider themselves the righteous sect under the protection of Allah. . . because they are in majority. The h ad i th mentions two characteristics of this Jam a ‘at. One, they would be in their ways similar to the Holy Prophet sa and his Companions. Second, they would be a very small minority. ( Tarjam a n-ul Qur’an September, October. 1945, vol. 27, no. 3–4, pp. 175–176 compiled by Syed Abu l A‘l a Maud u d i ) The Calamity that Hit Pakistan You must remember this well. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa prophesised that his ummah will split up into seventy-two sects and there will appear a seventy-third Jam a ‘at which will be on the right path. This means the other